gáibi

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See also: gaibi

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *kājpē.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkaːjːpiː/

Noun

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gáibi

  1. jaw

Inflection

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Even i-stem, ib-ibb gradation
Nominative gáibi
Genitive gáibbi
gáibbẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative gáibi gáibbit
Accusative gáibbi gáibbiid
Genitive gáibbi
gáibbẹ
gáibbiid
Illative gáibái gáibbiide
Locative gáibbis gáibbiin
Comitative gáibbiin gáibbiiguin
Essive gáibin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person gáibán gáibáme gáibámet
2nd person gáibát gáibáde gáibádet
3rd person gáibis gáibiska gáibiset

Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland